Environment - Climate Change

	Climate and Energy Action Workplan: 2011 Progress Report Publication Date: 5/16/2012 Publication Number: 20127434 2011 Progress Report details the extensive work done by area governments in Metropolitan Washington to advance renewable energy projects, implement policies for green building and fleets, and develop a regional strategy for electric vehicle deployment. The report is issued by COG’s Climate, Energy and Environment Policy Committee (CEEPC), which works to ensure that the region meets the goals established in the 2008 National Capital Region Climate Change Report and Region Forward. Free File Download Climate and Energy Action Workplan: 2011 Progress Report
	Regional Climate and Energy Action Workplan: 2010 Progress Report Publication Date: 6/27/2011 Publication Number: 20117413 Report by the COG Climate Energy and Environment Policy Committee. Free File Download Regional Climate and Energy Action Workplan: 2010 Progress Report
	Inclusion of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in State Implementation Plans for Air Quality and Climate Change Publication Date: 3/31/2010 Publication Number: 20107375 Renewable energy and energy efficiency and conservation (EERE) are core components of regional strategies to reduce carbon emissions and improve air quality. EERE projects in the metropolitan Washington region have the capacity to reduce demand for electricity, create new sources of clean energy, and reduce overall emissions of criteria pollutant (precursors to ozone and fine particles) as well as greenhouse gases. Free File Download Inclusion of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in State Implementation Plans for Air Quality and Climate Change
	National Capital Region Climate Change Report Publication Date: 11/12/2008 Publication Number: 20087334 Free File Download National Capital Region Climate Change Report Adopted November 12, 2008 (2 MB PDF)
	National Capital Region: Best Practices and Policies to Reduce Greenhouse Gases Publication Date: 2/26/2008 Publication Number: 20087321 Free File Download National Capital Region: Best Practices and Policies to Reduce Greenhouse Gases